Maundy Thursday Service, April 2 at PSUMC at 6 pm.
Easter Sunrise Service, April 5 at PSUMC in the Prayer Garden at 7:30 am followed by Breakfast in the FSH at 8:15 am.
Easter Worship Service, April 5 at 11 am (no Communion)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you are attending the Wednesday Night Supper, please check the number of meals in the attendance book. The meal for March 11th is Meatloaf mashed potatoes, black-eyed peas, cornbread and rolls... Salads choices are: Grilled chicken, fried chicken or chef’s. Dressing choices are ranch, blue cheese, honey mustard or balsamic vinaigrette. Please mark your choice under the meal on the attendance sheet. Put M for meal, GCS, FCS, CS for salad choice and R, HM, BC or BV for dressing choice. The cost of the meal is $9.00 for adults, $5.00 for children and $10.00 for salad.
UMCOR Sunday is scheduled for March 15, 2026. This is one of the church's six Special Sundays, with offerings used specifically to cover UMCOR's administrative and "costs of doing business" so that 100% of all other donations can go directly to designated relief projects.
There will be an SPRC meeting today at 1 pm in Room 104.
The West Metro Holy Week Service will be at PSUMC on Monday, March 30th at 6 pm followed by refreshments in the FSH following the service (provided by PSUMC). We would appreciate any donations of finger food for that evening. There is a sign-up sheet in The Narthex.
The next Methodist Men’s meeting will be Tuesday, March 10 @ 5:30, Room 104.
Items for Health Kits for Mission to Ecuador: Toothbrushes Adult and Children’s Toothpaste, Dental Floss, Bar soap, Washclothes, Sunscreen Travel Size please , Combs.
The personal sizes or travel size is best since we have to pack all the supplies in suit cases to take with us. We will have a bin in the Narthex for collecting the items. We will send the Amazon list as soon as we get it if folks would like to give things off the list.
It’s time to order Easter Lillies. The price is $16 per lily. They will be placed in the sanctuary for Easter Sunday. The deadline for ordering is March 16th. Order forms are inserted in the bulletin. Please make payment at the time your place your order.
Sunday, March 22 - 🌼 Ladies Spring Luncheon 🌼 SAVE THE DATE for this fun event to be held after church in the Fellowship Hall. Let's lunch together, followed by an inspiring devotion and our quarterly UWF meeting. We hope ALL Platt Springs ladies will attend!
Items needed for God’s Helping Hands – Sugar, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, flour, grits, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, cream of potato soup, cereal, cookies, mac/cheese, noodles and canned vegetables.
Save the date. May 2nd 8-12 will be the Choir fundraising Rummage sale. Plan now to get a table and join us. More details to come.
Worship Service for March 8, 2026
Service of Worship
Platt Springs United Methodist Church
West Columbia, SC
March 8, 2026 – 11 A.M.
3rd Sunday in Lent
Welcome and Announcements Marguerite Sterling
*Please stand as the light of Christ is brought forward
*Choral Introit “I Will Call Upon the Lord” Choir
* Call to Worship Marguerite Sterling
L. Come, let us worship God!
P. Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
L. Come, let us worship our Shepherd!
P. We are the sheep of God’s pasture, and we follow where God leads us.
L. Come, let us open our hearts!
P. We receive God’s love poured into our hearts through the Spirit.
L. Come, let us worship God, the rock of our salvation!
P. Let us worship God, whose mercy guides and sustains us on the path of new life!
*Hymn “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah” UMH # 127
Old Testament Exodus 17: 1-7 (CEB) Becky Cobb
Pastoral Prayer (followed by the Lord’s Prayer)
Young Disciples
*Affirmation of Faith “The Apostles Creed” UMH #881
*Gloria Patri “Glory Be To the Father” # 70
Worshipping God with Our Gifts, Tithes & Offerings
Offertory: “His Eye is on the Sparrow” Choir
*Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” # 95
*Gospel Reading John 4:1-26 (CEB) Pastor Debbie
Sermon “The Well of Witness” Pastor Debbie
*Closing Hymn “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” UMH # 298
*Benediction: Go now in the blessing of God’s mercy that companions us all on the journey, opening our hearts to receive and share God’s steadfast love until all creation resonates with the joy of new life. Amen.
*Postlude (* We invite you to stand and participate when able)
Prayer List March 8, 2026
Surgeries/Hospital/Sick
Rick and Deree Stobaugh
David Brantley
Buck and Peggy Jones
James and Elaine Ward
Sharon Grecu
Sue Rhodes
Betty Rogers
Barbara Hendrix
Barbara Antley
Becky Paynter
Nursing Homes/Assisted Living/ Hospice/Rehab
Paul Mullins, Debbie Summers's uncle
Jessie Sargent
Anne Piercy
Pat Roseborough
Retirement Communities
Lucy Eden
Helen Tarbox
Coretta Safriet
Shirley Ward
Fred Olafson (Danika White’s father)
Family/Friends/Community
Ashley Steele
Vernon Cunningham, Sandy Cobia’s brother
Addie Wilkerson-Pinner, friend of Laura Hooper
Kathy Mott, Marie Thompson’s sister
Wendy McDonough, friend of Jolene Flory
Matt Anderson, friend of Laura Hooper
Zenda Leaks, friend of Emily Crenshaw
Richard Richardson, friend of Emilie Caraway
Laren Bowers, friend of Marie Thompson
Marilyn Persinger, Noble Miller’s sister
Caitlin and Davis Bowers, Marie and Michael Thompson’s daughter and son-in-law
Military
Parker Albrecht, Navy
Zach Timmons, Marine Reserve
Donovan O’Dea, Army
Spencer Miller, Air Force
Bailey Roberson, Army
To keep in contact with everyone on our prayer list we're going to clean the names that have been here for several weeks. If your name, or a loved one's name, has been listed here for three weeks, make sure to give Melody at (803)794-3415 a call so we'll keep them listed.
PSUMC: A Great Place to Be.
Phone: 803-794-3415
email: melody@psumc.org
3215 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia, SC 29170
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